Jimmy’s Superfood Bread

31 Jan, 2018

During our recent detox experience we confirmed that Matty is both dairy and gluten intolerant. Anyone that knows him will know that this will have landed as devasting news. We love nothing more than a creamy, cheesy pasta or a Jaffle if we are feeling lazy on a cold afternoon.

Not only does dairy and gluten play havoc with your digestive system if you are in anyway intolerant you also feel constantly bloated and we’ve found it to be a big contributor the intensity of a certain person’s snoring as well.

It’s made us determined to find some healthy replacements for the things that we really love.

The first thing to get right is bread. Did you know that most supermarket bought gluten-free bread contains massive amounts of sugar and canola oil. It might be gluten-free but it certainly isn’t a health food.

Our gorgeous Doctor at the health retreat in Thailand put us onto this recipe which we’ve adapted a little to suit our tastes.

1 Cup Buckwheat Flour

1 Cup Almond Meal

1 Cup Quinoa Flakes

1/2 Cup Sunflower Seeds

1/2 Cup Pumpkin Seeds (Pepita)

1/2 Cup Psyllium Husk

1/8 Cup Dried Basil

1 Teaspoon of Pink Himalayan Pink Table Salt

2 Cups Filtered Water

Coconut Oil for greasing

It couldn’t be simpler there are just

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl

Stir well to create a rough looking dough

Leave to stand for 60 minutes until the mixture is firm

Grease a regular loaf tin with coconut oil

Bake at 180c for about 60 minutes (until a wooden skewer comes out clean)

The bread is delicious sliced straight from the oven and served with lashings of coconut oil, nut butter or hummus.

It will last a couple of days if kept in the fridge or you can slice it and freeze it.

Try replacing the Basil for other dried herbs or savoury yeast flakes. You can also swap out the pumpkin or sunflower seeds for other seeds, nuts or dried fruit.

It’s quite a dense bread, great for toast, dipping in soups and broths or for open sandwiches.